Description
Mastercard is seeking an Associate Managing Consultant Deploy to join their Advisors & Consulting Services team. The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of projects that support a strategy, a strategic change, or initiative with significant impact on the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Manage deliverable development and workstreams on multiple large, complex high-value projects across a range of industries, problem statements, and cultures
- Utilize proven, accredited project and change management methodologies and techniques to help clients drive measurable value
- Define scope, timelines, budget and perform cost, benefit, and risk analyses
- Report on issues, risks, progress, and timelines and summarize effectively, offering analysis, options, and credible solutions
- Manage working relationships with client managers, and act as trusted and reliable partner
- Execute portfolio level analysis across programs, products, or initiatives, including performance, progress, risks, and value delivered
- Analyze and benchmark portfolio performance against historical baselines, peer programs, and relevant industry or market benchmarks
- Develop executive level dashboards, scorecards, and trend & insights to support fact-based decision making
- Use data and performance insights to recommend portfolio optimization actions, prioritization changes, or product and initiative refinements
- Apply product and portfolio thinking when leading programs, particularly in cards, payments, or financial services contexts
- Translate business strategy and client objectives into clear product, portfolio, and delivery roadmaps
- Provide structured recommendations on product performance, customer outcomes, and portfolio economics, beyond pure delivery metrics
- Support clients in linking program delivery to customer impact, revenue growth, cost efficiency, and long-term portfolio value
Team Collaboration & Culture:
- Lead team to creative insights and sound business recommendations, and deliver impactful and influential client presentations while growing team members' roles and skills
- Provide expertise and day-to-day project delivery team leadership, supporting evolution of solutions with innovation and create a collaborative and inclusive environment for all levels
- Manage relationships with internal Mastercard leadership and stakeholders and build the firm's intellectual capital
- Effectively leverage subject matter experts to develop best customized solutions
- Provide on-the-job training, coaching, and mentorship to junior team members, including evaluating performance, and providing feedback
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree with work experience in project management and change management methodologies and techniques
- 6+ years of Project Management experience/7+ Cards Product & Payments and Portfolio Management experience
- Exposure to financial institutions, payments, and/or consultancies
- Experience managing clients or internal stakeholders
- Logical, structured thinking
- Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
- Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)
- Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs